Fancy Pimento Cheese

Description

I had the best pimento cheese at a resort in North Carolina and replicated it in my kitchen. Tastes great with flatbread crackers, topped with chow chow and a slice of pickled okra! Try it!

Ingredients

  • 20 ounces sharp Cheddar cheese
  • ½ cup minced fresh chives
  • ½ cup minced roasted red pepper
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • ¼ cup dill pickle juice
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce (such as Cholula®)
  • 1 pinch ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. Using the smallest holes of a box grater
  2. grate half the Cheddar cheese. Grate the remaining Cheddar cheese on the next larger size holes.
  3. Stir together the Cheddar cheese
  4. chives
  5. roasted red pepper
  6. cream cheese
  7. pickle juice
  8. mayonnaise
  9. hot pepper sauce
  10. and black pepper in a bowl until evenly combined.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 10 mins

Servings: 16

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